Tag: Faith
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Solving the Mystery
Sometimes, less is more.
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An Anchor for the Soul: Worry vs. Prayer
The wife of a deployed soldier once literally worried herself sick over her husband’s safety in a combat zone. Seeing her struggle, a dear friend who had walked the same road offered a piece of quiet wisdom: Unless it happens, it hasn’t happened. Reflecting on this story brought a realization: worrying and praying are essentially…
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Truth in Love, Rough Edges and All
Yesterday I was intrigued by Rainer’s post, over at The Devotional Guy, I Don’t Gently Love People to Hell. His point was, he doesn’t sugar coat the gospel to tickle folks ears–especially when they’re deconstructing and questioning their faith. Jesus didn’t gently love people to hell, either. He spoke the truth in love–even when it…
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Looking at the End of Your Arm
James, Sr. was a working-class, pull-yourself-up-by-your-own-bootstraps kind of guy who had little use for religion. Nevertheless, he didn’t object when his young son, James, Jr., attended church every Sunday with his mother and older sister. One afternoon, father and son went out to lunch after a baseball game. When the food arrived, little James asked…
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Broken & Available
This past week I saw a billboard by a busy highway that the strong Oklahoma winds have almost toppled. A wooden post on one end snapped, leaving the sign almost folded in half. As my wife and I drove by, I noticed part of the word “Available” on the broken portion–flapping in the breeze. “Oops,”…
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Too Little and Too Much
Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until He comes and showers righteousness on you. Hosea 10:12 As I passed through the empty hospital lobby, an abandoned television blasted a medical infomercial touting the benefits of cosmetic surgery.…
